This weeks Próxima Jornada Player of the Week goes to SC Braga’s Francisco Trincão after his inspired performance against Portimonense on Friday! This was Braga’s first match under new manager Cústodio following Rúben Amorim’s departure to Sporting CP and Trincão wasted no time in showing his new manager exactly what he is capable of. HeContinue reading “Próxima Jornada Player of the Week: Francisco Trincão”
Category Archives: The Action in Portugal
Sporting CP hire Rúben Amorim for the 3rd highest transfer fee paid for a manager.
Sporting CP today hired SC Braga manager Rúben Amorim, triggering his €10 million release clause, making him the 3rd highest transfer fee paid for a manager. André Vilas-Boas to Chelsea and Brendan Rodgers to Leicester the only other managers to command a bigger fee than Amorim This is just the latest in strange decisions comingContinue reading “Sporting CP hire Rúben Amorim for the 3rd highest transfer fee paid for a manager.”
Custódio named SC Braga manager
SC Braga today announced that Custódio Castro is the new head coach following Ruben Amorim’s departure to Sporting CP. This is a step up for Custódio who has been leading SC Braga’s U17 side until today. He has done very well with the Juniores, who are 2nd in the Juniores B Liga. His side haveContinue reading “Custódio named SC Braga manager”
Próxima Jornada Player of the Week: Ryan Gauld
This weeks edition of Próxima Jornada Player of the Week is scooped by SC Farense’s Ryan Gauld! The 24-year-old Scottish attacker netted his first ever career hat-trick against Académico Viseu, helping his side to a 3-1 win which sees SC Farense sit 2nd, level on points with Nacional at the top of LigaPro, Portugal’s secondContinue reading “Próxima Jornada Player of the Week: Ryan Gauld”
UEFA Fifty for the Future: Portuguese Picks
UEFA today released their Fifty for the Future. Each year, UEFA asks its European correspondents to compile a list of 50 young footballers to look out for in the coming year. This years edition, as expected, features many Portuguese talents to keep an eye out for over the course of the second half of theContinue reading “UEFA Fifty for the Future: Portuguese Picks”
A Decade in Portuguese Football: A Statistical View
From January 1st 2010 to December 31st 2019, Portuguese football has witnessed a lot and will go down as one of the most memorable in the history of this nation. Aaron Barton for Próxima Jornada takes a statistical look at Portuguese football, both at domestic level and the national team. (All records and statistics areContinue reading “A Decade in Portuguese Football: A Statistical View”
Gedson Fernandes: The Latest Gem from Seixal
(This article was first produced for Breaking The Lines by Aaron Barton (Proxima Jornada in March 2019) Gedson Fernandes: The latest gem from Benfica’s academy With recent transfer speculation linking Gedson Fernandes with several elite European clubs, let’s take a closer look at the man making waves for Benfica in Liga NOS. Yet another fineContinue reading “Gedson Fernandes: The Latest Gem from Seixal”
4 Portuguese Teams Qualify: Europa League Roundup
A fantastic night tonight for Portuguese football and in particular the Primeira Liga sides. FC Porto’s progression into the Round of 32 means that they join SL Benfica (who have dropped down from the UEFA Champions League), SC Braga and Sporting CP in the knockout stages of the competition. SC Braga’s 2-4 victory away inContinue reading “4 Portuguese Teams Qualify: Europa League Roundup”
João Félix: Golden Boy Winner 2019
João Félix today won the Golden Boy award, capping off his fantastic season with SL Benfica. He beat off competition from 2nd placed Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund and 3rd placed Kai Havertz of Bayer Leverkusen. The award was created by Tutto Sport in 2003 and is awarded to the best U21 player in EuropeContinue reading “João Félix: Golden Boy Winner 2019”
Ricardo Pereira: The Interview
Ricardo Pereira discusses his footballing career so far, his hopes for the future and everything in between.
Fábio Silva becomes FC Porto’s youngest league goalscorer.
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UEFA Coefficient Rankings: Portugal overtake Russia
Following SL Benfica’s 2-1 victory over French side Lyon, Portugal has overtaken Russia in the coefficient rankings, jumping from 7th into 6th place. Thursday’s European fixtures sees FC Porto, SC Braga, Vitoria SC and Sporting CP all in action in the Europa League. Decent results from the Portuguese sides will see hopefully see Portugal strengthenContinue reading “UEFA Coefficient Rankings: Portugal overtake Russia”
